Mark H. Bosarge Jr, 20, of Irvington, Ala., died when his 2011 Hino truck hit the rear of a 2012 Jeep Cherokee in the outside westbound lane about 11:30 a.m. It then veered across U.S. 98 onto the south shoulder and hit a wooden fence, the FHP reported.

Cynthia L. Graham, 63, of Santa Rosa Beach, was driving the Cherokee and had slowed for traffic ahead, according to the FHP.

Graham was taken to Bay Medical Center in Panama City with serious injuries, the FHP reported.

Graham’s passenger, 62-year-old G. Elizabeth Lynn of Santa Rosa Beach, was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast in serious condition.

Westbound lanes were closed after the crash and law officers directed motorists onto the eastbound lanes. Traffic was backed up in both directions for much of the afternoon.

The westbound lanes were reopened at about 3:50 p.m.

The FHP investigation was continuing.

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Mark H. Bosarge Jr, 20, of Irvington, Ala., died when his 2011 Hino truck hit the rear of a 2012 Jeep Cherokee in the outside westbound lane about 11:30 a.m. It then veered across U.S. 98 onto the south shoulder and hit a wooden fence, the FHP reported.

Cynthia L. Graham, 63, of Santa Rosa Beach, was driving the Cherokee and had slowed for traffic ahead, according to the FHP.

Graham was taken to Bay Medical Center in Panama City with serious injuries, the FHP reported.

Graham’s passenger, 62-year-old G. Elizabeth Lynn of Santa Rosa Beach, was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast in serious condition.

Westbound lanes were closed after the crash and law officers directed motorists onto the eastbound lanes. Traffic was backed up in both directions for much of the afternoon.